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Gaines script jerry siegel pencils joe shuster, fred guardineer inks joe shuster, fred guardineer letters joe shuster, joe shuster. Gaines told siegel and shuster what additional content aside from the action reprints to create for this issue in a letter dated 19390327. Superman and the skyscrapers, script by jerry siegel signed, pencils by joe shuster, inks by paul cassidy as joe shuster. Superman batman premiered is an update of the previous series worlds finest comics, in which superman. Not the one that started it all but pretty darned close. Ongoing titles featuring superman in a starring role action comics. Favorite add to set of four vintage comic books impact, marvel, amazing heroes, dc action superman. With that in mind, everyone needs to discover superman, and they need a place to start to discover what makes the man of steel the worlds most important superhero. Superman is getting a reboot by activistjournalist turned comic book writer tanehisi coates and producer j. I can say without exaggeration that this is the one superman comic book that ive only ever really, truly wanted to read and heres why.
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